2019高考英语二轮专项精品：阅读理解（3）1Foreigndriverswillhavetopayonthespotfinesofupto 900forbreakingthetrafficlawtobecarriedoutnextmonth.Iftheydonothaveenoughcashoraworkingcreditcrad,theirvehicleswillbeclamped(扣留)untiltheypayandtheywillfaceanadditionalfeeof 80forgettingbacktheirvehicles.ThelawwillalsoapplytoBritishcitizens.Thefineswillbedescribedofficiallyas“deposits”whenthetrafficlawtakeseffect,becausethemoneywouldbereturnedifthedriverwenttocourtandwasfoundnotguilty.Inpractice,veryfewforeigndriversarelikelytoreturntoBritaintodealwiththeircases.Foreigndriversarerarelychargedbecausepolicecannottakeactionagainstthemiftheyfailtoappearincourt.Instead,officersoftenmerelygivewarnings.ThreemillionforeiguregisteredvehiclesenterBritaineachyear.Polishvehiclesmakeup36percent,Frenchvehicles10percentandGermanvehicles9percent.Foreignvehiclesare30percentmorelikelytobeinacrashthanBritishregisteredvehicles.Thenumberofcrashescausedbyforeignvehiclesroseby47percentbetween2003and2017.Therewerealmost400deathsandseriousinjuriesand3,000slightinjuriesfromaccidentscausedbyforeignvehiclesin2017.Thenewlawispartlyintendedtosettletheproblemofforeignlorrydriversignoringlimitsonweightandhoursatthewheel.ForeignlorriesarethreetimesmorelikelytobeinacrashthanBritishlorries.Recentspotchecksfoundthatthreequartersoflorriesthatfailedsafetytestswereregisteredoverseas.Thestandarddepositforacarelessdrivingoffencesuchasdrivingtooclosetothevehicleinfrontorreadingamapatthewheelwillbe300.Depositsforspeedingoffencesandusingmobilephoneswillbe 60.Foreigndriverswillnotgetpointsaspunishmentaddedtotheirlicenses,whileBritishdriverswill.【文章粗心归纳】这是一篇新闻报道：英国为认识决外国车辆致使的交通事故高发的问题，从下月起要实施一项举措：对违犯交通规那么的外国司机处以高达900英镑的现场罚款，如果当场不交，还要额外收取80英镑的(车辆)保存费。1、Thefirstparagraphservesasa(n)_、A.explanationB.introductionC.commentD.background【详解解析】推理判断题。通读全文可知，第一段起的作用是引出这段新闻的详细内容，所以这段是引子，所以选B。【最正确选项】B2、Theforeigndriverswhobreakthetrafficlawanddonotpayonthespotarelikelytobefinedupto_.A.60B.300C.900D、980【详解解析】数字计算题。依据文章第一段可知，这种罚款可高达900英镑，再依据第二段：如果司机不能够立刻缴纳罚款，还要额外缴纳80英镑的(车辆)保存费用，合计980英镑。【最正确选项】D3、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_.A.manyforeigndrivershavebeenfinedbyBritishpoliceB.300,000GermanvehiclesenterBritaineveryyearC.25percentofforeignvehiclesenteringBritainhavefailedsafetytestsD.Britishdriverswillbepunishedwithpointsandfinesforbreakingthetrafficlaw【详解解析】推理判断题。依据文章最后一段可知，英国本国的司机除了要缴纳罚款之外，还要扣驾照的点数，而外国的车辆只罚款，由此得出D项正确。【最正确选项】D4、Thenewtrafficlawismainlyintendedto_.A.limitthenumberofforeignvehiclesenteringBritainB.increasetheBritishgovernmentsadditionalincomeC.lowertherateoftrafficaccidentsandinjuriesD.getforeigndriverstoappearincourt【详解剖析】推理判断题。依据文章倒数第二段第一句话“Thenewlawispartlyintendedtosettletheproblemofforeignlorrydriversignoringlimitsonweightandhoursatthewheel”及文章第【五】六两段，可知选C。【最正确选项】C*2Afewyearsago，PaulGernerbegantogatheragroupofarchitectsinLasVegastoaskthemwhatitwouldtaketodesignapublicschoolthatused50percentlessenergy,costmuchlesstobuildandobviouslyimprovedstudentlearning.“Ithinkhalfofthemfellofftheirchairs,”Gernersays.Gernermanagesschoolfacilities(设施)forClarkCounty,Nevada，adistrictroughlythesizeofMassachusetts.By2018,143,000additionalstudentswillenterthealreadycrowdedpublicrlyfinisheddesigningprimaryschoolprototypes(样品)；theyplantoconstructtheirschoolsstartingin2017.Thedistrictwillthenassesshowwelltheschoolsperform,andthreewinnerswillcopythosedesignsin50to70newbuildings.Greenschoolsareappearingallover,butinClarkCounty，whichstandsoutforitsvastness,suchaggressivetargetsaredifficultbecausedesignrequirementslikemorenaturallightforstudentsgoagainsttherealitiesofadesertclimate.“Oneofthebiggestchallengesisgettingtherightsiteorientation(朝向)，”MarkMcGinty,adirectoratSHArchitecture,says.HisfirmrecentlycompletedahighschoolinLasVegas.“Youhavethesamebuilding,samesetofwindows,butifitsorientationisincorrectanditfacesthesun,itwillbereallyexpensivetocool.”Surprisingly,themanresponsibleforoneofthemostprogressivegreendesigncompetitionshasdoubtsaboutideasofecofriendlybuildings.“Idontbelieveinthenewgreenreligion，”Gernersays.“Someofthebuildingtechnologiesthatyougetareimpractical.Iminterestedinthosethatwork.”Buthewouldntmindifsomegreenfeaturesinspirestudents.Hesayshehopestosetupgreenenergysystemsthatallowthemtolearnabouttheprocessofharvestingwindandsolarpower.“Youneverknowwhatsgoingtostarttheinterestofachildtostudymathandscience，”hesays.【文章粗心归纳】创造性思维是我们每一个人都应该有的，可是一切应该从实际出发，不确实际的想法也就好像空中楼阁。本文所波及的主人公Gerner想